„I started as a painter, focusing on narrative figure painting,“Narrett explained to The Huffington Post. „As I continued painting I realized I wanted a different kind of physical engagement with the materials, which made sense when I started working in thread.“ In 2010, she experimented with the sculptural quality of fibers, bringing color palettes to new heights in methods similar to mixing paint.

„As I continued working in embroidery I became interested in the repercussions that embroidery holds for the image and story, as well as the way that it dictates the process,“ she added. „As the emotionality of the narratives heightens to that of melodrama, the intense investment in the embroidery process required to create legible images speaks to the overwrought nature of the fantasy.“